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let's talk about ohio and why it is a particularly close race there. we asked likely voters who their choice was for president. barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on their calendar. let's talk a little more about the direction of that state and the voting electrorate has your own new polling out this morning showing a dead heat there. obama and romney both pulling 49% of support out of likely voters. this is in line with that tightening national race according to a number of major polls. so why is, or is it your view, that ohio is kind of the microcosm of the country? >> ohio is, indeed, fredricka. it always is. it's tied this time, but if you were to compare, let's say, texas or utah with n
let's talk about ohio and why it is a particularly close race there. we asked likely voters who their choice was for president. barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in...
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a recent poll shows president obama ahead of mitt romney in ohio. 50% to 45%. anything can happen in the final days. our don lemon is in dayton. 150,000 people not too far east of indiana. great to see you. tell us what's up. you talked to early voters. what's the vibe? >> reporter: i knew you were going to say what's the vibe? what's the vibe? i'll show you the vibe. look, there are people back there voting, suzanne, and let me show you the real vibe out here. i mean, honestly, look at this place. there's been an ebb and flow all day, but it's mostly been very busy. you know, at times there are fewer people, but to my right here, which is your left on tv, there is an overflow. there's like a little auditorium so people have been showing up here, and to be honest with you, they're really excited. they come in in and ask us, hey, you guys cnn? we love you. some people thought we were from channel 7, the local station, but they are excited to vote, and i think most people are glad to have it out of the way. i've done my duty as an american, and my voes is cast. >
a recent poll shows president obama ahead of mitt romney in ohio. 50% to 45%. anything can happen in the final days. our don lemon is in dayton. 150,000 people not too far east of indiana. great to see you. tell us what's up. you talked to early voters. what's the vibe? >> reporter: i knew you were going to say what's the vibe? what's the vibe? i'll show you the vibe. look, there are people back there voting, suzanne, and let me show you the real vibe out here. i mean, honestly, look at...
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florida, 48-47 for obama. ohio, 50-45 for obama. and finally virginia, 49-47 for obama. these three states very, very close. looking at the numbers, what do they tell you? >> reporter: they tell me, brooke, they're fascinating, in particular florida and virginia. these are the big three swing states. that's what we have been going through on the battleground bus tour. florida, virginia, ohio. mitt romney had real momentum coming out first debate. he had gotten a sizable or comfortable narrow, but narrow lead in florida, virginia, that seems to have dissipated where the two polls you mentioned have obama narrowly up and ohio has always been president obama's firewall. no republican has won the white house without winning ohio. that leaves something sizable good for chicago. there is so much noise around the polls now, the focus is on early voting and the ground game. it is no substitute for actual votes. and that's what folks of both campaigns right now. >> john avalon in the battleground bus tour in ohio. thank you. we'll shift the focus back to the aftermath, the specia
florida, 48-47 for obama. ohio, 50-45 for obama. and finally virginia, 49-47 for obama. these three states very, very close. looking at the numbers, what do they tell you? >> reporter: they tell me, brooke, they're fascinating, in particular florida and virginia. these are the big three swing states. that's what we have been going through on the battleground bus tour. florida, virginia, ohio. mitt romney had real momentum coming out first debate. he had gotten a sizable or comfortable...
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excuse me, marion, ohio, traveling with the romney campaign. give us a quick update. this has really changed the plans for mitt romney and for president barack obama but what are you hearing from the romney camp? >> reporter: well, don, i'll tell you right now the romney campaign is feeling very optimistic, not only looking at those national polls, if you look at our latest cnn poll of polls mitt romney leading nationally over the president, but in ohio our latest cnn/orc, even though it shows the president with a healthy lead there, it is still within the margin of error and mitt romney has played some serious catch-up. there's another poll that came out a consortium of ohio newspapers that shows the race tied in this state. the romney campaign is feeling pretty good but the "x" factor in everything right now from now until election day, the last nine days of this race, all hinges on hurricane sandy at this point. an election that was already uncertain and unpredictable is now only worse. just in the last hour, don, we can tell you the president has gob gone ahead an
excuse me, marion, ohio, traveling with the romney campaign. give us a quick update. this has really changed the plans for mitt romney and for president barack obama but what are you hearing from the romney camp? >> reporter: well, don, i'll tell you right now the romney campaign is feeling very optimistic, not only looking at those national polls, if you look at our latest cnn poll of polls mitt romney leading nationally over the president, but in ohio our latest cnn/orc, even though it...
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president obama plans to stop in ohio each day until the election. there's the ads. vir virtually nonstop. we'll talk about that on the other side of the report and this all-out assault on the buckeye state. here it is. >> reporter: that house with the flag right there? that is the house i grew up in. not only grew up in cleveland, i covered the city as a reporter for 11 years. here's my high school. we were the rocky river pirates. i keep in touch and people say ever since ohio became -- >> the battleground of the battleground states. >> reporter: -- cleveland hasn't been the same. >> read my plan. >> unemployment above 8% for 40 straight months. >> mitt romney would have let us go under. >> reporter: hey, pat? i called my buddy pat. what is it like? >> oh, man, it's crazy. it's nuts. >> reporter: yeah. i heard the same thing from another friend. >> welcome to ohio. >> reporter: michael owns michael's restaurant. that's me. that must be about 15 years old if not older. >> looks the same. >> reporter: i sat down with some customers. >> i think they have just gone ove
president obama plans to stop in ohio each day until the election. there's the ads. vir virtually nonstop. we'll talk about that on the other side of the report and this all-out assault on the buckeye state. here it is. >> reporter: that house with the flag right there? that is the house i grew up in. not only grew up in cleveland, i covered the city as a reporter for 11 years. here's my high school. we were the rocky river pirates. i keep in touch and people say ever since ohio became --...